Retail Renaissance In Castro Valley

C.V.'s Retail Renaissance Since 2019 and What Does the Future Hold for C.V. Retail?

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Craig Semmelmeyer is Founder and Principal of Main Street Property Services, Inc. of Lafayette, California. He acts as development partner and leasing agent on downtown properties and shopping centers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Property owners, developers, municipalities and retailers alike seek his ability to provide retail solutions which respond to the marketplace and the needs of the communities which they serve.

In addition to providing leasing strategies to property owners and developers, Mr. Semmelmeyer has consulted on the development and remerchandising of retail projects for institutional clients, such as AMB Property Company, GMS Realty, Branagh Development, Burnham Pacific, Bay 511 Corporation, Prudential, The Yarmouth Group, Bramalea U.S. Properties, The Clorox Company, Kemper Real Estate Management, United Bank of Switzerland, The Cortese Investment Company, Oakland Portside Associates, and the RREEF Funds. He has also represented retail properties, some of which include The Public Market, Emeryville; Oakland City Center, Oakland; The Marketplace at San Ramon, San Ramon; Ygnacio Plaza, Walnut Creek; Tassajara Crossing, Danville; Crocker Galleria, San Francisco; Riverpark Square, Spokane, Washington; Downtown Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Hill; Lakeshore Plaza, San Francisco; Bel Aire Plaza, Napa; La Fiesta Square, Lafayette and Salvio Pacheco Square at Todos Santos Plaza in Downtown Concord.

Mr. Semmelmeyer’s contributions extend beyond the leasing of new and redeveloped projects and include the overall remerchandising and repositioning of projects throughout Northern California. With Main Street Property Services, Mr. Semmelmeyer directs all company development efforts and is a partner in Main Street Pleasanton, LLC. This company successfully rebuilt and remerchandised two city blocks in downtown Pleasanton. As a partner in the company, Mr. Semmelmeyer’s responsibilities included acquisition entitlement of new and redeveloped properties, coordination with architectural and construction contractors, merchandising, leasing and property management. He also evaluates market conditions, trends and competition to help growing retailers.

Prior to founding Main Street Property Services in 1997, Mr. Semmelmeyer was a retail leasing specialist in the San Francisco headquarters of Terranomics Retail Services for five years. His ongoing commitment to the retail real estate industry is reflected in his role as speaker for various audiences. Mr. Semmelmeyer has also served as a member of the Northern California Program Committee for ICSC, which directs all programming efforts at the state level for the 40,000 member trade association.